Direct School Admission (2026 Intake)

St Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) invites applications from Sec 4 students or their equivalents in Singapore mainstream schools for the Direct School Admission (DSA) . This offers an opportunity for talented individuals to secure admission to SAJC for their Junior College education in 2026.

Successful applicants must meet the Ministry of Education's (MOE) eligibility criteria for the two-year Junior College course, primarily based on their GCE 'O' Level examination results.

(For more information on DSA-JC, please refer to MOE DSA-JC Website.)

We strongly encourage applicants with above-average academic results and outstanding talent in specific Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) to apply. Only applications from the following areas of talent will be considered:

Performing Arts	Sports	Language and Humanities
Chinese Orchestra	Basketball Girls & Boys	Chinese Language & Literature
Choir	Badminton Girls & Boys	Malay Language & Literature
Concert Band	Bowling Girls & Boys	Tamil Language & Literature
Dance	Football Girls & Boys
English Drama	Netball
Guitar Ensemble	Hockey Girls & Boys
	Rugby
	Tennis Girls & Boys
	Track and Field Girls & Boys

Eligibility Criteria:

General Criteria

Above average academic record in Secondary 3 Mid-Year & Final Exams
Exemplary Conduct Record

Other Criteria

Area of Talent	Eligibility Criteria
Concert Band	Preferably with a minimum 4 years of playing experience in Concert Band. Represented school in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation. Confident in playing solo pieces. Experience in internal school and external performances. Preferably at least a Sectional Leader or exhibiting potential leadership. Pass selection audition and interview
Choir	Represented school in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation. Preferably at least a Sectional Leader. Pass selection audition and interview.
Chinese Orchestra	Represented school in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation Achievement/ Awards in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation. Preferably at least a Sectional Leader. Pass selection audition and interview.
Dance	Interested applicants should have the following : being highly proficient in dance and are able to show a record of high levels of achievement on their areas e.g. Dance performance with school dance group / grade certification / dance exposure in national and international competitions and/or state representations Grades in Ballet (Ballet of RAD - Grade 8 or equivalent) / CSTD (minimum Grade 6 or equivalent) / jazz exams OR with a background in Gymnastics (minimum 2 years of experience) Shortlisted applicants would then be invited for an audition and interview which the applicant would need to clear.
English Drama	Applicants should preferably have acting and/ or staging experiences outside the Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation. Candidates who have acting or crew experience in TV, video, film or professional theatre companies, such as Act 3, will also be considered. Applicants must show an awareness of theatre as an art form. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for the audition and interview. Selected applicants must pass the selection audition and interview.
Guitar Ensemble	Preferably with a minimum 3 years of playing experience. Represented school in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation Achievement/Awards in Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation Preferably at least a Sectional Leader. Pass selection audition and interview.
Badminton Basketball Bowling Football Hockey Rugby Netball Tennis Track and Field	Preferably with a minimum 3 years of active participation in the CCA Representation at National Schools’ Games (NSG), national or club level. Achievement/Awards in National Schools'/international competitions Pass selection trial and interview.
Chinese Language & Literature Malay Language & Literature Tamil Language & Literature	1. Relevant Subjects in the respective MT (CL/ML/TL) & Grade a) Applicants must meet at least one of the following MTL requirements: MT (L2) - A1 or A2 HMT - B3 or better b) Applicants who offered the following subjects may have added advantage: Humanities (SS, Literature in CL/ML/TL) - preferably B3 or better Literature in CL/ML/TL - preferably B4 or better Special Programme (Chinese/Malay)/Bahasa Indonesia - preferably B4 or better 2. School CCA relevant to the respective MT Language & Culture Applicants who have the following credits would have added advantage: Competitions - Awards & Achievements Enrichment activities - Participation & Involvement Events - Leadership & Coordination 3. Passion & Interest (External) relevant to the respective MT Language & Culture Applicants who have the following credits would have added advantage: Initiatives & Participation Commitment & Contribution Membership & Involvement in relevant Clubs or Societies Note: Applicants who are successfully accepted are expected to offer A-Level H2 Chinese/Malay/Tamil Language & Literature as one of their H2 subjects during the two years in SAJC.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Application opens on 7 May 2025, 0900hrs

Please complete the online application form and submit with the following documents:

Results Slips – Secondary 3 Final Exams, Sec 4 Mid-year Exams (if any), N level Exams (if any)
CCA Records
Other supporting documents – certificates of musical exams, certificates of participation in international competitions, etc

Applicants are to ensure that they meet the following deadlines in order to be eligible for the exercise:

DSA Phase 1: 2 July 2025 3 pm

DSA Phase 2: 6 Aug 2025, 3 pm

APPLICATION FORM

The link for the online application is: https://portal.sajc.edu.sg/0/dsa.html

Applicants who have submitted applications during Phase 1 but are not offered a place need not submit new applications for Phase 2 as all applications will automatically be considered for both phases.

Only successful applicants will be informed via email and/or phone.

Incomplete application forms will not be considered.

TRIALS/ AUDITION & INTERVIEW

In-person selection audition/trial will be conducted.

Please see DSA Trial/Audition Schedule for specific instructions. (Available from 16th May 2025)

If you require any further information/assistance, please contact the following SAJC staff.

CCA	Teachers In-Charge Email Contact
Chinese Orchestra	Mdm Wang Min: wang_min@moe.edu.sg
Choir	Mr Yeo Jia Tian: yeo_jia_tian@moe.edu.sg
Concert Band	Ms Jesulyn Lim: lim_shi_en_jesulyn@moe.edu.sg Ms Grace Leong: leong_jia_hui_grace@moe.edu.sg
Dance	Mrs Julia Chow: kwan_pei_sze_julia@moe.edu.sg
English Drama	Mr Christopher tay_rong_shenq_christopher@moe.edu.sg Miss Noelle Soh soh_cai_wen_noelle@moe.edu.sg
Guitar Ensemble	Mdm Loh Lih Yeh: loh_lih_yeh@moe.edu.sg Ms Cheng Shi Yun cheng_shi_yun@moe.edu.sg
Badminton Boys & Girls	Ms Low Wanyi: low_wanyi@moe.edu.sg Mr Bryan Kieu: kieu_chin_wah@moe.edu.sg
Basketball Boys & Girls	Mr Gabriel Tang gabriel_tang_jia_liang@moe.edu.sg Ms Wong Weishan: wong_weishan@moe.edu.sg
Football Boys	Mr Roland Lee: lee_kye_loong_roland@moe.edu.sg
Football Girls	Mr Chai Ming Long: chai_ming_long@moe.edu.sg
Netball Girls	Mr Keith Teo: teo_ping_wei@moe.edu.sg Ms Jessica Yim yim_miao_ting_jessica@moe.edu.sg
Hockey Boys & Girls	Mr Suresh Nadarajan suresh_nadarajan@moe.edu.sg Mr Kwok Pang Keat kwok_pang_keat@moe.edu.sg
Rugby Boys	Mr Lim Zi Qi lim_zi_qi@moe.edu.sg
Tennis Girls & Boys	Ms Cynthia Tan tan_mei_fong_cynthia@moe.edu.sg
Bowling Boys & Girls	Mr Aaron Lin: lin_jiahaoaaron@moe.edu.sg
Track and Field Boys & Girls	Mr Andrew Tan: tan_jin_xing_andrew@moe.edu.sg
Chinese Language & Literature	Mdm Wang Min wang_min@moe.edu.sg Ms Ng May Fun ng_may_fun@moe.edu.sg
Malay Language & Literature	Dr Mohamed Pitchay Gani Aziz mohd_pitchay_gani_b@moe.edu.sg Ms Ng May Fun ng_may_fun@moe.edu.sg
Tamil Language & Literature	Dr Ganapathy Rajagopalan ganapathy_rajagopalan@moe.edu.sg Ms Ng May Fun ng_may_fun@moe.edu.sg
Online Form Technical Issues	Mr Isaac Ng isaac_ng@moe.edu.sg
Other administrative matters	Mr Chay Wai Sum: chay_wai_sum@moe.edu.sg